Four-time Emmy winner Valerie Harper has died at 80 following a decade-long battle with cancer and a month-long stay in hospice care. The New York-born star's family confirmed to ABC 7 Los Angeles she passed away at 10:06am on Friday, but the exact cause of death was 'not immediately disclosed.'

Officials said Al Haynes died Sunday at age 87 in a Seattle-area hospital. He was hailed for his skill when the United Airlines DC-10 jet lost all hydraulic power after the rear engine exploded during a flight from Denver to Chicago on July 19, 1989. Haynes and his crew used the two remaining engines to steer a course to Sioux City, Iowa, where the plane crashed on the runway, bursting into flames and breaking apart in a cornfield.

__________________"Stand with anybody that stands RIGHT. Stand with him while he is right and PART with him when he goes wrong." --Abraham Lincoln
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Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world.

'Blade Runner' Actor Rutger Hauer Dead at 75

Dutch film actor Rutger Hauer, who specialized in menacing roles, including a memorable turn as a murderous android in "Blade Runner" opposite Harrison Ford, has died. He was 75.

Hauer's agent, Steve Kenis, says the actor died July 19 at his home in the Netherlands.

__________________Tammy Barney

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Lido Anthony 'Lee' Iacocca, 94, passed away at his Bel Air home early on Tuesday. He died from complications from Parkinson's disease. Iacocca was known as the 'father of the Mustang' for his role in its developing in 1964 (left) and for saving Chrysler from bankruptcy in the 1980s in one of the biggest corporate saves in U.S. business history. He also starred in a series of TV advertisements for Chrysler in the 80s and published a best-selling autobiography.

__________________Tammy Barney

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Dunleavy's long-time employer Rupert Murdoch praised the man sometimes known as his 'attack dog' in a statement to the New York Post on Tuesday.

__________________Tammy Barney

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Niki Lauda (left in his heyday in the 1970s and right with his wife Brigit), who won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren, passed away on Monday - eight months after undergoing a lung transplant. He was considered one of the sport's greatest ever drivers and in 1976 was badly burned when he crashed during the German Grand Prix (pictured inset), but made an astonishingly fast return to racing just six weeks later. In a statement, his family said: 'With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday. His unique achievements as an athlete and entrepreneur are and will remain unforgettable, his tireless zest for action, his straightforwardness and his courage remain. A role model and a benchmark for all of us, he was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather away from the public, and he will be missed.' His comeback in 1976 after suffering severe burns became the stuff of legend and his battle with Britain's James Hunt, Lauda and Hunt argue about who was to blame for a crash between the two at Zolder race track, Belgium) was the subject of the hit movie 'Rush.'

Doris Day, the beautiful blonde whose sunny screen presence and silken singing voice guaranteed box-office and record-chart hits in the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, has died, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. She was 97.

Day died at 1:00 A.M. on Monday at her home in California, the rep says.

Drummer Hal Blaine, who propelled dozens of major hit records during the ‘60s and ‘70s as a member of the “Wrecking Crew,” Hollywood’s elite, ubiquitous cadre of first-call studio musicians, died Monday, according to a statement from family members on his official Facebook page. He was 90.

“May he rest forever on 2 and 4,” read the statement. “The family appreciates your outpouring of support and prayers that have been extended to Hal from around the world, and respectfully request privacy in this time of great mourning. No further details will be released at this time.”

According to a 2017 Modern Drummer feature by Dennis Diken (himself the drummer of the New Jersey band the Smithereens), Blaine appeared on more than 35,000 recordings, including some 6,000 singles.

“Blaine’s drumming could be found on all reaches of the Hot 100 — usually near the top,” Diken wrote.

NEW Luke Perry passed away on Monday, just five days after he was hospitalized following a massive stroke. The Beverly Hills 90210 star had been rushed to a California hospital on Wednesday morning from his home in Sherman Oaks, and remained there under observation until his death. The actor, 52, is survived by his son Jack and daughter Sophie from his marriage to ex-wife Rachel Sharp.

The Monkees bassist-and-singer Peter Tork died Thursday at the age of 77, his sister Anne Thorkelson has confirmed. Tork's sibling did not clarify the suspected cause of his death but in 2009 the musician was diagnosed with a rare cancer that affected his tongue.

A sad loss. Pat was a true American, and the first guy to predict 20 plus years ago that the political parties no longer represented middle class America, and that a POPULIST would someday be elected president, when the American people had enough... I truly admired his brain! RIP

Las Vegas lawyer and TV personality Bob Massi has died

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Bob Massi, a well-known lawyer and TV personality in Las Vegas, has died at the age of 67. Massi died after a long battle with cancer, according to a family friend.

Massi, who was easily recognizable because of his white mane of hair, had more than 28 years of experience in the courtroom. He represented clients in the area of personal injury, business, real estate, wills and trusts and more.

He also had more than 20 years experience on camera as a legal analyst and a property expert for FOX News Channel. Additionally, he appeared on 13 Action News as a legal analyst in the early 2000s and worked with anchor Tricia Kean.

Over the years, Massi reported on numerous high-profile trials including trials for the Unabomber, OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson and Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. His segment "Bob Massi is the Property Man" provided viewers with information on real estate and housing markets.

Massi also wrote several books including "People Get Screwed All the Time: Protecting Yourself from Scams Fraud, Identity Theft, Fine Print and More."

Massi had a radio program on KDOX 1280-AM called "Your Legal Hour."

His death has also been confirmed by his son but no other information has been released.

He left behind his wife Lynne, sons Dominic and Robert, his daughter Genna, two brothers, Albert and James, and six grandchildren.

Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues, died Thursday at the age of 76.

Ray Thomas, flautist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues, died Thursday at the age of 76.

Thomas’ label Esoteric Recordings/Cherry Red Records confirmed the multi-instrumentalist’s death on Facebook, adding that Thomas died suddenly at his home in Surrey, England. No cause of death was announced.

“We are deeply shocked by his passing and will miss his warmth, humour and kindness,” the label wrote. “It was a privilege to have known and worked with him and our thoughts are with his family and his wife Lee at this sad time.”

Moody Blues bassist John Lodge tweeted Sunday, “Ray and I have been on this magical journey through life together since we were 14… two young kids from Birmingham who reached for the stars…and we made it together. El Riot you will always be by my side.” Thomas and Lodge played together in their band El Riot and the Rebels in the early Sixties.

In 1964, after El Riot split, Thomas and keyboardist Mike Pinder formed the Moody Blues alongside drummer Graeme Edge, bassist Clint Warwick and guitarist Denny Laine. That lineup would release the hit “Go Now” and the 1965 LP The Magnificent Moodies, which featured Thomas on lead vocals for the Gershwin cover “It Ain’t Necessarily So.”

The Moody Blues would soon replace Laine with Justin Hayward and Warwick with Thomas’ El Riot band mate Lodge to form the band’s classic lineup. As flautist, multi-instrumentalist and singer in the Moody Blues, Thomas appeared on all of the prog rock band’s albums – including their classic LPs like Days of Future Passed, In Search of the Lost Chord, A Question of Balance and Every Good Boy Deserves Favour – until his retirement in 2002.Thomas retired from the Moody Blues in 2002 after suffering from a series of health issues. In 2013, Thomas revealed that he was suffering from “in-operable” prostate cancer. “The cancer is being held in remission but I’ll be receiving this treatment for the rest of my life,” Thomas wrote on his website.

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